About
Kobus Botha
This is a private website, run as a hobby. It is free to all- no costs, no registration, no sign in, etc.
My weather station- see bottom of page.
1. NAME OF WEBSITE: KOBUS BOTHA WEATHER
2. This is a private website. From the 22 nd of February 2010 it will be a family business- with the following people being part of the business. Various experts from outside are- even abroad- contracted into the business.
3. INFRA STRUCTURE OF KOBUS BOTHA WEATHER
Owner and ceo of business: Kobus Botha(Prof)- PhD
3.1 Family members:
JJ Botha: MIng- (Electronic engineering)
GE Botha: PhD- (Process and Chemical Engineering)
L Joseph: MBA
CC Joseph: BCom. Informatics
H Botha : BTech(Environmental health)
3.2 Experts from outside( names will not be made available to protect my personal intellectual property)
Person a: IT expert- responsible for the computers of the business.
Person b. BsC(Hons.)- Computer Science: Responsible for software and some programmes.
Person c. From abroad- well known world IT expert on programming- developed most of the programmes for the business.
Person d. Expert on satellite dishes
Person e. Graphical artist: responsible for development of the website.
Persons f: Various weather experts and meteorologists- also from abroad.
3.3 Eumetsat: Responsible for the development, launching and maintenance of the satellites- in Darmstadt in Germany. Daily contact with their top engineers via e- mails. Kobus Botha also act as a consultant on the C Band for Eumetsat.
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/index.htm
My Eumetsat contract number= 50000559. Expiry date= 31 03 2013. Renewable after 2013.
3.3 Other sources of information: Member of three discussion groups abroad - on satellites and the applicable programmes from Eumetsat.
3.4 This website is registered internationally. All the necessary licences from Eumetsat as well as for the programmes- also to be published on a website are registered.
JJ Botha
22-02-2010
I
am a retired professor in Agriculture and the previous dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at the former Pretoria University of Technology. I also am a keen gardener( author of three books on gardening, more than 400 radio talks and many TV talks on gardening)-also
an amateur weather enthusiast and a registered radio ham (ZS6KOB).
I am also very much interested in photography- have a diploma
in photography and awarded several national and international
prizes.
Please note: This business make no guarantees about and bear no responsibility
or liability concerning the accuracy or timeliness of the information
published on this website. I also will not be liable for any
damage, loss or injury sustained by any person as a result of
the information on this website.

Kobus Botha(Prof.)
Owner and CEO of website
* Qualifications: BSc. Agriculture; Hons. Agriculture; Masters Agriculture; PhD Agriculture; Diploma Photography; highest exam as radio amateur(ZS6KOB).
* Title of PhD thesis: "The role of the farmer's wife in farm management" (University of Natal).
* Numerous national and international publications. Also numerous research papers delivered national and international.
* Keynote speaker on many occations.
* Thirteen visits abroad- mainly research related.
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Soli Deo Gloria
"I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit." -- Leviticus 26:4
Psalm 135:6-7
Jahweh doet wat hij wil,
In de hemel en aarde, in zeeën en diepten.
Hij laat de wolken verrijzen
Aan de kimmen der aarde;
Hij smeedt de bliksem tot regen,
Haalt de wind uit zijn schuren.
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THIS WEBSITE AND ALL ITS CONTENTS IS THE PERSONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF KOBUS BOTHA WITH FULL COPYRIGHT.
ADDITIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THIS WEBSITE
- This website is an international registered website
and fully covered by copyright.
- This website is my personal intellectual property.
- Information on this website might be used for personal
use only.
- No information might be used for commercial purposes.
You must have my personal approval, black on white.
I will have the full right to take legal action where
this rule is broken- including the rules of Eumetsat.
- As I receive a comprehensive record of the activities
on my website daily, I will use this to check for any
irregularities.
- I WILL ALLOW ONLY CERTAIN PHOTOS WITH WRITTEN APPROVAL BY ME. The following text must accompany this and all other information(with written approval) published from my website: “Acknowledgement to Kobus Botha Weather Satellite Photos” plus a live link to "www.weatherphotos.co.za."
- Special requests will also be considered.
- There will be a “blacklist” on the guestbook – people warned without reaction.
- You must accept that, at times, there will be no update of photos. This might happen during power failures, problems at Eumetsat, computer and software problems, damage to my equipment eg. during severe weather, etc. Problems will be attended to
immediately, if possible.
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Kobus Botha- owner of website.
01 January 2010
Google map of the house and office of Kobus Botha
Click here
MY WEATHER STATION
SATELLITE DISHES FOR RECEIVING OF THE PHOTOS

1,8M DISH

2,4M DISH

2,4M DISH

PART OF HUGE ANTENNA SYSTEM
MY COMPUTER ROOM AND SOME OF MY AMATEUR RADIO EQUIPMENT




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THIS WEBSITE AND ALL ITS CONTENTS IS THE PERSONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF KOBUS BOTHA WITH FULL COPYRIGHT.
INTERVIEW WITH KOBUS BOTHA: "WEATHER WEBSITE OF KOBUS BOTHA" - SABC 3 ON 19 APRIL 2008.
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